2022-2023 British Literature Honors-Period 5 Assignments

Today is the last day to submit any missing, late, absent, or correction assignments.

For extra credit, write or type a one page letter of gratitude to a person of your choice who you would like to thank this year. Your letter must meet the following criteria to receive full credit:
-You letter cannot be to a friend
-Your letter must be one full page (no double spacing)
-Your letter must be signed by the person you write the letter to (If the person does not live here, they can acknowledge your letter via email or text)

Completed and submitted in class:

How can we characterize the Duke of Ferrara based on his monologue? Use 3 examples from the text to support your answer.

On this assignment are 10 statements that relate to the
upcoming horror stories we are going to read. 
For each statement:


-rate whether you agree or disagree with the
statement on a scale of 1-10


(1= you completely disagree, 5= you’re in the
middle, unsure 10= you completely agree)
-Write 2 sentences why you scored the statement
the way you did (i.e. why did you give the statement a 2?)


 


We will be returning to this at the end of our horror short
stories to see if you have changed your mind!

Something big happened in British History this past weekend,
do you know what it is? King Charles III's coronation was a big deal for the
British, but the ceremony was quite meaningful and symbolic if you knew what to
look for.


-Visit the various websites and videos attached to this assignment (“Coronation timetable-BBC” (website)
“King Charles Coronation: Everything You Need to Know” (video),
“What to know about King Charles III's coronation on May 6” (video)”.


-After exploring the website and videos, answer
the following questions (minimum 4 sentences each):


o  
Explain 3 things you learned from the website/videos
about the British monarchy or coronation ceremony.


o  
What symbol or ritual do you think is the most
important or impactful in the coronation process? How so?


o  
What surprised you most about researching the
monarchy and coronation practices?

"God save the King!"

*Completed in class

Completed in class

The Hollow Men Question (Honors)
 
In a paragraph response (minimum 6 sentences), answer the following question:
 
In T.S. Eliot’s “The Hollow Men”, how are the hollow men representative of the WWI era? Use three specific examples from the poem as evidence to support your idea.

Completed in class

*Completed in class

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrations
 
Follow the link attached to this assignment and select ONE (of the 40) illustrations by Gustave Dore for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Once you have selected your illustration, answer the following questions:

1. What is the title of the illustration? 
(reminder: it should titled after one of the lines in the poem)


2. How does your selected illustration relate to "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (minimum 4 sentences)?

3. Spend a few minutes looking at your chosen illustration in detail. List 5 things that catch your attention. (Some things to pay attention to include: light, shapes, contrast, pen strokes, shadows, texture, etc.)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.


4. Choose one aspect that you noticed about the illustration from #3, why do you think the illustrator included/did that in the illustration? (i.e. what was his purpose in doing this?) (minimum 4 sentences)


5. What feeling or mood do you feel when looking at this illustration? What in this illustration makes you feel that? (minimum 4 sentences)

6. Overall, do you this this illustration represents the "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" accurately, why or why not? (minimum 4 sentences)

Completed in class

Completed in class

Completed in class

Completed in class

*Completed and reviewed in class

pg. #2, 4, 7 (answers should be about 3 sentences each)

Bring 7-10 addresses. They must be: real, realistic, not your friends addresses. They must be for continental U.S.

Your Essay Final draft must be submitted in person (typed-hard copy) with your essay planning packet. A copy of your Essay Final draft should be submitted to turnitin.com.

*due at the end of class

In a paragraph response (minimum 6 sentences) answer the following prompt:
What lesson, if any, does Sir Gawain during his adventure with the Green Knight? Use 2 examples from the text to support your answer.

In-class notes check for Beowulf Battle Chart completion

Quiz will cover "The Wrath of Grendel", "The Coming of Beowulf", "The Fight with Grendel", and "The Monster's Lair"

To be completed and submitted in class at the end of the documentary

In-class assignment

Please submit summer assignment to  or your assignment will not be graded/ submitted to gradebook. If you need to create a turnitin.com account, make sure you use your MARY STAR EMAIL ADDRESS.


Class ID: 35706217
Enrollment key: BritLit5

Submit your signed syllabus in class (last page of syllabus)

Submit the "Getting to Know You Survey" in class on/before this date

Submit both IN PERSON and to TURNITIN.COM